“There’s a very good reason why we are not in F1, there’s no relevance to the road.”

Audi motor racing chief Wolfgang Ullrich has reinforced the Volkswagen Group marque’s decision to stay away from formula one. As a debate rages about F1’s 2013 rules, it had been hoped that the turbo 4-cylinder formula would entice new manufacturers – like VW – onto the grid. Read the rest of this entry »

BMW is set to announce on Friday its decision to enter the German touring car series DTM in 2012. The German carmaker, having pulled out of formula one at the end of last year, admitted recently it has started work on a DTM car to coincide with new regulations. Read the rest of this entry »

Porsche last competed in F1 as an engine supplier to Footwork in 1991.

Another fascinating rumour at the Paris motor show is that Porsche could soon be on the formula one grid. Earlier this year, it was reported the sports car marque’s German parent Volkswagen might enter the sport when the engine regulations change in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Audi has clearly rejected speculation its name might soon appear above a formula one garage door.

It has been reported for some time that the German carmaker’s parent Volkswagen could be interested in entering the sport as an engine supplier. VW’s motor racing boss Kris Nissen said a month ago: “Within the group, for sure, (the branding) could be Audi, it could be Porsche and might also be Volkswagen.” Read the rest of this entry »

To bring Audi’s R8 LMS production car to North America, perhaps as early as 2011. On this week’s Midweek Motorsport radio show, he told host John Hindhaugh that having the R8 LMS in the American Le Mans Series’ GT Challenge class is an intriguing idea. Read the rest of this entry »